Supreme Court acquits in-laws in dowry death case due to lack of evidence: State of Haryana vs. Angoori Devi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Haryana vs. Angoori Devi & Anr. Judgment Date: 13 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Pension Based on Notional Salary in Contempt Case: State of Bihar vs. Meera Tiwary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the calculation of pension based on the notional salary of a higher post in a contempt proceeding, when the employee was promoted to that post but the employer claims
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 24 May 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 May 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Indira
Supreme Court clarifies the need for framing substantial questions of law in second appeals in Punjab: Kirodi vs. Ram Parkash (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second appeal in the state of Punjab requires the framing of a substantial question of law. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Kirodi (Since Deceased) Through His Lr. vs Ram Parkash
Supreme Court on Foreign Exchange Rate Variation (FERV) Apportionment in Power Tariffs LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Foreign Exchange Rate Variation (FERV) should be apportioned between debt and equity after being added to the capital cost in power tariffs. CASE TYPE: Electricity Regulatory Law Case Name: Power Grid Corporation of India vs. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution
Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment policy: Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. vs. Nirval Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person is entitled to compassionate appointment under a policy that was in force at the time of death of the employee or the new policy which came into force after the death of the employee. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Land Transfers for Scheduled Castes and Tribes: Satyan vs. Deputy Commissioner (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 30, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 440 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can land allotted to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes be transferred without prior government permission, even after the initial
Supreme Court settles pension eligibility for bank employees on deputation: Narendra Kumar vs. Syndicate Bank (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s past service can be forfeited due to a minor procedural lapse when joining a new post while on deputation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Narendra Kumar vs. Chairman and Managing Director, Syndicate Bank
Supreme Court modifies punishment to compulsory retirement for Bank Officer in Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate, warranting modification to compulsory retirement, based on the principle of parity with co-delinquent employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Convict Date of the Judgment: 12 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: N. V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a person with a mental illness be executed? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Teacher in Sexual Harassment Case: Lucy Sequeira Trust vs. Kailash Ramesh Tandel (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The key legal issue was whether the school management was justified in terminating a teacher’s services based on a departmental inquiry, despite pending criminal proceedings related to sexual harassment allegations. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Sexual
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Manoj Kumar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 05, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 311 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence? The Supreme Court of
